oagersnap
Emperor
Does anyone find this wierd?
Anarchy Production
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DS_Legionary
King
You have gold coming in from other AI civs. That's why you're still turning a profit. It also works the other way around as you could be losing gold if you're paying to other civs. While it does drain you're treasury, in my experience even if you do reach zero none of you're units are disbanded or city improvements destroyed.
oagersnap
Emperor
I guess that could be it. I played this game a long time ago, so I don't remember it very well.
Darkness
Shadow creature
It's not that weird. Scientists and taxmen still produce while you're in anarchy...
Tomoyo
Fate
I have had a +500 gpt in Anarchy once. I also believe someone in the HoF forum researched communism in 4 turns in Anarchy.
anarres
anarchist revolutionary
This only is true on Chieftain. On all other levels you lose 1 building and 1 unit per turn of deficit.DS_Legionary said:
Not quite technically true. You don't lose buildings or units to lack of gold while in anarchy (which is what I think DS_Legionary was saying). They don't require upkeep in anarchy, so you don't lose them.
Anybody know...if you're under the unit limit for a certain govt. type but still running negative income, do you lose a unit and a building or just a building? BTW, I consider doing so an exploit, but that's another discussion.
Arathorn
anarres
anarchist revolutionary
OMG! So in anarchy you can run negative cash flow while at 0 gold and you have NO ill affects? This is a disgusting exploit! 
sabo
My Ancestors were Vikings
I just finished an anarchy stint where I was bringing in about 450 gpt, the scientist is the reason you are still researching Economics
Tomoyo
Fate
Hmmm... no one has noticed this?anarres said:OMG! So in anarchy you can run negative cash flow while at 0 gold and you have NO ill affects? This is a disgusting exploit!
Why has everyone been saving enough gold to last the anarchy period? 
Oh yeah. It's an exploit.
sabo
My Ancestors were Vikings
Tomoyo said:Hmmm... no one has noticed this?
Thats what I've been doing for the past 3 years, I make sure I have enough money to make it through anarchy, I'll have to try things different next time
anarres said:OMG! So in anarchy you can run negative cash flow while at 0 gold and you have NO ill affects? This is a disgusting exploit!
I'm not sure how useful this is as an exploit. You still produce no shields during anarchy and significantly less food than all the post-despotism governments. I don't see how purposefully staying in anarchy for extended periods is a viable strategy, most of the time...
However, I did have a game once where I started my golden age by going to war with my military already maxed out to the unit support limit and my treasury somewhat low. During the war I used the golded age boosted production to build (and supply) a really huge number of military units for the war. But, when the golden age ended I had a serious problem, even with 100% taxation I could no longer support my bloated military. The only way to avoid mass desertion was to purposefully stay in anarchy until I had taken enough cities (or lost enough units) that I could support my army.
It was one of the most interesting games I can remember, because I really did get this feeling that I had lost control of my army. It wanted to fight on, and I wanted to make peace. And it was going to get its way.
